Respuestas
Respuesta:
PRESENT CONTINOUS:
El presente continuo de cualquier verbo se compone de dos partes: el presente del verbo to be + el "present participle" del verbo principal.
(Para formar el "present participle": raíz+ing, e.g. talking, playing, moving, smiling)
Afirmativa
Sujeto+ to be+ raíz + ing
She is talking.
Negativa
Sujeto+ to be + not+ raíz + ing
She is not (isn't) talking
Interrogativa
to be+ sujeto+ raíz + ing
Is she talking?
Ejemplos: TO GO, "present continuous"
Afirmativa : You're going to the mall
Negativa : You aren't going to the mall
Interrogativa: Are you going to the mall?
Funciones del "present continuous"
-Como ocurre con todos los tiempos verbales del inglés, la actitud del hablante es tan importante como el momento en que ocurre la acción o el evento. Al emplear el "present continuous", nos estamos refiriendo a algo que no ha terminado o está incompleto
El "present continuous" se utiliza:
-para describir una acción que está teniendo lugar en este momento: You are using the Internet. You are studying English grammar.
-para describir una tendencia o una acción que está sucediendo en la actualidad: Are you still working for the same company? More and more people are becoming vegetarian.
-para describir una acción o evento futuros que ya están programados: We're going on holiday tomorrow. I'm meeting my boyfriend tonight. Are they visiting you next winter?
-para describir una situación o evento temporales: He usually plays the drums, but he's playing bass guitar tonight. The weather forecast was good, but it's raining at the moment.
-con "always, forever, constantly", para describir y enfatizar una sucesión de acciones repetidas: Harry and Sally are always arguing! You're constantly complaining about your mother-in-law!